^ocmvilue n ? E?| The Waynesyille Mountaineer ?3 I Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park u P fc^jp^oTil 18 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVIELE, N. t\. THl'KSDAY AFTERNOON. SEIT. 29. 1955~ $3.50ln Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties ? ' ? jihool Board To Sell Old Central Property ? r\ W WW K X "X" ^ ^ ^ ^ Uon ftoarf Would Relieve Traffic In Smokies 11-Mile Parkway Link In Pisgah To Be Opened Hummel [Need Of Kiahway Ling of the highway L giver would be of rniue to the Park, and I us solve our number I of heavy traffic over Er Edward A. Hum Intendent of the Park |ouniainecr this morn Ln River Road would (of commercial traffic L*i, gates to have to Luntain over Newfound Ktich tends to slow Lvel of visitors into the | Park superintendent Lunel also said the Pi | Boad would enable L to develop the East |the Smokies, which Is L reach. The Pigeon (would touch the East Ihe Park at Waterville. ? Superintendent made Ltement in an address Cj Club here a few ling he said it was' dur Kon and answer period |i address before the technical Society, that Es might have to be put Ices to the Park to con |of traffic unless some liven from present in Ighway facilities. Enel has pointed re I the inadequacy of II through the Park, ltd it too steep, too nar Lring out fast because ?ant pounding of com Iffic. which hates to lountain. loxville address he said toblem could be solved I around Cherokee and ?The completion of the It Road, he indicated, I necessary relief right ?gkway 441. ?Bel said this morning ?ns were for the color It its peak in the Park It 15 to 25 He had just It subject with natural (gers when he was in ly The Mountaineer., It. a sudden change in ? can change thL> pic I overnight," the Park lied out. v Resigns lllector I Canton Jder, tax collector and I for the Town of Can Igned his tax positioh, Pay. He plans to con lolice clerk. His tax ?e taken over by Sam It a native of Jackson ? been a resident of 11917. A merchant for ? years, he sold hid Eftl and was appoint I'or for the town. lr also served several Kanton alderman. Highway Officials To Hold Pigeon River Road Meeting Just before leaving Henderson ville this morning for Raleigh . rry Buchanan, highway commis sar for the 14th district, told The Mountaineer that he would hold a conference with other high way officials during the next three days on the Pigeon River Road. The Highway Commission meets rriday, and Commissioner Buch anan will be in Raleigh until Tuesday. He will be in a con ference, at the request of Gover nor Hodges, on Monday, on mat ters regarding the further develop ment of the tourist business in Isorth Carolina. "I have been in touch with Chairman Graham and engineers ol the department relative to the Pigeon River Road, and we will have a conference on the matter when I get to Raleigh." he said. Methodist Pastors At Conference The annual sessions of the Western North Carolina Confer ence of the Methodist Church of f.cially opened yesterday in Char lotte. Ministers and laymen of Hay wood County left Tuesday to at tend the conference and most of the ministers' wives will leave Fri day. Reading of appointments will be Sunday afternoon. Overwhelming approval was vot ed at the opening session for creation of an eleventh district within the conference. 1 he new unit, to bo known as the North Wilkesboro District, will include the counties of Alex ander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Watauga, and Wilkes. Before adjournment yesterday afternoon, retiring Bishop Costen J. Harrell was presented a 1955 automobile by the ministers of the conference. Laymen and women of the con ference presented Mrs. Harrell a mink cape. Prayers for the "speedy and complete recovery" of President isenhower will be made during the 24-hour prayer vigils being kept during the conference. Few changes are expected to be made in the pastorates in Hay wood County. Lake Logan Collision Injures 3 Three persons were injured at 6 45 a.m. Tuesday on the Lake Logan road in a head-on collision above Messer's store near the Virgil Haney residence. State Patrolman V, E. Bryson reported that a 1952 Ford, owned by Herschel R. Owens of the Lake Logan community and driven by his son. Ray, 18. collided on a sharp curve with a 1953 Chevro let pickup truck, owned by Ken (See Wreck?Page 6> ' Hearing On Sale Injunction Set For Friday, 7th r By mutual agreement of all parties, the hearing on the in junction before Judge Dan K. Moore on the sale of the County Home and Farm, has been set for Friday, Oct. 7, at 2 p.m. The original date was one day later?Saturday, Oct. 8. The lawyers and the judge 1 found the earlier time more con venient for the hearing. ______________ 600 Haywood Cattle Sold At Asheville More than 600 cattle from Hay wood County were sold at the an nual Western North Carolina yearling steer sale at Asheville , Tuesday. The Haywood group was by far j the largest of the 1,245 animals consigned from eight WNC coun ties. Prices paid for this county's livestock also exceeded the aver age, according to County Agent V. L. Hotloway, who commented: "Our farmers were well pleased." Buyers were present from East ern North Carolina, Maryland, Vir ginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana and South Carolina, in addition to Western North Carolina. The sale was held under a pro gram sponsored cooperatively by the N. C. Department of Agricul ture, the Extension Service of N. C. State College in Raleigh, and the livestock market Nine head of cattle graded fancy brought prices ranging from $18.75 to $20.50 per hundred pounds. A total of 204 cattle graded choice brought a price range of from $18.40 to $20.65. A price range of from $17.50 to $20.50 was reported for 592 head graded good. A total of 336 head graded me dium brought a low of $16 and a high of $18. Haywood Highlanders To Name '56 Officers Haywood County Highlanders will elect officers for 1956 at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the courthouse. President L. E. DeVous will be in charge of the meeting. Farms In Haywood Market Burley Crop fttco will be market land winter by 1,890 pnty (arms, according ??piled by the county M for these farms is I ''so shows: B of lot farmers did 1955 burley allot f farmers harvested Idv *?d mild today S^JJI* tempera ' the State Test "!?? win. Fr. ? 55 - 2 54 ? 77 5# .14 ClOUDY excess tobacco?totaling 1.93 acres. 3. Three farmers planted tobac co without any allotment?on land totaling .3 of an acre. The report was made by the county ASC to the state organiza tion. Acreage Quota Restrictions Removed From ASC Aid "Haywood County farmers who are considering conservation prac tices this fall and winter and need assistance through the ASC may Ind themselves in a better posi tion to get that help this year," A. W. Ferguson, county ASC man ager, said today. Prior to the 1955 crop year. Mr. Ferguson said, ASC aid was not available to farmers who did not comply with acreage allotments on i his farm. Starting this year, how I ever, allotment restrictions were removed from the ASC program. The Agricultural Conservation Program shares with farmers the cost of many conservation prac tices that are considered in the in terest of the nation as a whole. Some of the practices included in the County are the establishment of permanent vegetative cover, con tour strip cropping, establishing a stand of trees or shrubs and con structing diversion terraces, ditches and dikes. "There are also other conservation practices in cluded." Motor Road Improved To Mt. Pisgah The 11-mile link of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Wagon Road Gap to Beech Gap will be opened in time for the color season, Sam Weems, superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway told The Mountaineer today, 1 he exact date will be announc ed soon, the superintendent said. The section has been closed for some weeks while the contractor | has been completing the project : alonK the crest of Pisgah. "The con tractor is making excellent prog ress," Supt. Weems said. The color season is predicted to hit its peak in the Pisgah area about October 12-15, dependent upon weather conditions. Supt. Weems said that all indi cations pointed to the best color season in a number of years. The heavy rains during the growing season resulted in a terrific amount of foliage, and the fall weather has been ideal for beautiful coloring The amount of frost, moisture and wind in early October will be a big determining factor am to the peak date, Weems pointed out. The link of the Parkway from Soco to Heintooga Js being paved and will not be opened this fall "We need every day to get the job completed before being forced to close down for the winter," Supt. Weems explained. "We want to finish the paving this fall so we will not have to close the section for further pav ing work next spring," the official explained. It was learned that, officials are giving much consideration to start ing a link of the Parkway between Balsam and Ravensford late this fall. The project has not been fully decided, but it wasr learned that "serious consideration" is being given the matter. No indication v as made as to where the section being considered is located. The Balsam-Soco link of about 12 miles has been listed by the N.C. Park and Parkway Commis sion as the number one new project | on several occasions. Rep. Geo. Shuford To Address Yoling Haywood Demos Congressman George A. Shu ford will be the speaker at the meeting of the Haywood Young ; Democrats, Monday. 7:30 p.m. at the Canton Police Department. , Walter Clark, president of the i Haywood organization, said com : mittees will be named for the com I ing year. Clark also said that Joe Tate, ; immediate past president of the organization, would give a report on the state convention to be held in Durham Saturday. The public is invited to attend, and hear Rep. Shuford and the others on the program, Clark said. Delegation Makes Requests For Improvements In Park A delegation from North Caro lina and Tennessee held a confer ence this morning with an assistant secretary of the Interior in Wash ington on a development program for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The North Carolina delegation was led by William Medford, chairman of the N. C. Park, For ests and Parkway Development Commission. About four other members ol the state commission accompanied Chairman Medford. A similar number from Tennessee joined the Tar Heel group in . Washington. Listed as the number one pro ject for the Park is the immediate improvement of Highway 441 from Ravensford to Newfound Gap, which crosses the Park. Chairman Medford. just before leaving Waynesville, said the con ference was called in order that the Department of the Interior could get the thinking of the two groups as to the pertinent needs * [ in the Park. I Other recommendations include a museum at Havgnsford 41,d GM linHurg. improvement of the Little 1 River in Tennessee, additional rangers and Park naturalists,. Chairman Medford plans to re turn via Raleigh, where he will confer with state officials on sev eral matters about this region be fore returning home. Evening Church. Services Now 30 Minutes Earlier Evening church services in this community will be 30 minutes earlier, ht-K inning Sunday. The services for the Sunday evening, and Wednesday evening services will be at 7:30 instead of at 8 p.m. as has been the hour all ? summer. 7th Annual jPigeon Fair Under Way : Exihibits at the seventh annual j Pigeon Valley Fair w ill open at 9 I a.irr. Friday and remain open all during that day and on Saturday | until after the horse show. Exhibits will be judged tonight, and a queen will be selected from among 12 candidates representing six Pigeon Township communities. ?General and agriculture exhibits | will be in the cafeteria. Commer cial and industrial displays will be in the cafeteria and nearby class rooms, while farm equipment, cars, and trucks will be exhibited on the school grounds. The five-day fair program open ed last night with a community religious service at the Bethel High School auditorium. Events scheduled Friday are a i pet show at the stadium at 9 a.m.. a livestock show at the new FPA barn at 10:30 a.m.. and the Bethel Hendersonville footbalt game at j the stadium at 2:30 p.m. Saturday events are the hound } show at 10 a.m. and the horse show at 1 p.m., both at the stadium. A folk festival also will be pre sented Thursday, Friday, and Sat urday nights in the Bethel gym featuring square dancers, string bands, and singers. The final event of the fair will be a community sing at the school auditorium at 2 p.m. Sunday. Buyers Pay $11,035 For About 10 Acres At Lake 1 Approximately 10 acres of the Charles Edwards farm at Lake Junaluska brought $11,035 at auc I tion on Wednesday afternoon. The ! sale was conducted by West and I Gossett. Among the buyers were M. 11. , Caldwell, Chrest George, and Harry Lee Liner. WORLD SERIES RESULTS The second game of the World Series: Yankees 4; Dodgers 2, Lake Junaluska Station Chosen For Film Scene The Lake Junaiuska train sta tion has been selected as the site of a rail station scene in "The Swan," now being filmed by MGM at the Biltmore Estate and starring Academy Award winner Grace Kelly. The announcement was made by Charles Vidor, director of "The Swan". The scene to be shot at the Jun aluska station portrays the arrival of the prince (English actor Alec Guinea*) to visit the princess (Miss Kelly). Scheduled to be used in the scene is an old Baltimore & Ohio 'Railway locomotive, built In 1888 | towed to Ashevillc by a modern Diesal locomotive from a railroad museum near Baltimore. ALo to be used will bo an old-time car. about 60 years old, believed to be the | first in America to have a built-in ; vestibule. For a time It appeared that j cloudy, dull weather would delay i filming of "The Swan" at the Bilt ? more Estate, but the sun came out j Tuesday morning in time to meet MGM's schedule. Other principals in the film with Miss Kelly and Guiness are French* actor Louis Jourdan and American ' actor Brian Aberne. MKS. R. N. ROGERS, who says ' she has lived a Ionic time bc because she honored her father and mother. Is looking forward to her 105th birthday anniversary I which will be celebrated Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. A. Justice, on Wesley Creek. Mrs. Rogers has spent the past year at the Teague Nursing Home in Waynesville but she continues to to back to her old home at Fines Creek on special I occasions such as homecomings and birthdays. Sht was born Oc tober 2, 1950 In Madison County, | the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ht ram IJuckett At twenty she was marrkcj} to the late Mr. Rogers and moved to Fines Creek where she continued to make her home until last year. She is the mother of twelve children, nine of whom | are living. She expects to spend 1 her birthday receiving her fam- I ily and friends at the home of j her daughter. Warehouse For Schools Considered I hp Haywood Hoard of Kduca fVnfr T decidcd to the old Central Momentary School prop. 11 > up for sale as an ecenomy move lor the school system. The c ecish>n to sell the property, which has been the source of legal contro versy. and involved in a court case tor the past U months, was made a the hoard s meeting Wednesday night. No date has been set Jaryis Caldwell, chairman, said tentative plans were to utilize the money from the sale of the prop erty tor the construction of a war